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Alan Pardew believes it would be a mistake on Loic Remy's part were he to leave [GETTY]

"He has been terrific, he is a lovely young boy," he told Absolute Radio’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Football Show.

"I think he has got great technical ability, and he is going to have a great career in the Premier League for sure.

"And hopefully with us, we feel we can sign him, we have the finance to do that, but of course probably at the end of the year, Loic and his agent and his representatives will decide where his future is.

"50,000 Geordies, there is not a lot of clubs who can beat that. That’s what I say to my players. They think the grass is greener, and we have lost some good players in this football club."